Privacy Policy

Who we are

The website, Elle Jay at Home, at URL https://ellejayathome.com is owned and operated by Laura Scalone. This website provides recipes and personal anecdotes for the purposes of entertainment.

Advice provided and recipes listed are to be followed at the User’s own risk. Elle Jay at Home is not responsible for any unwanted outcomes.

If you choose to use this Site’s information, you accept liability for your own actions. Additionally, using this Site, you agree to the collection and use of your information in relation to the following policy. We collect some information and data to provide and improve our Site’s services. We will not use or share your information except as described in this Privacy Policy.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

The Information of Children 13-yo and Younger

The content of this site is written as “family friendly” but is intended for users aged 18 years of age and older. We respect our users’ privacy, and do not willfully or knowingly collect, use, or share the personal information of “children” (those 13-yo and under) without consent of a parent or guardian.

If we find that information for a child has been collected, we will delete it from our servers promptly.

If you believe the information of your child has been collected without your permission, please contact us directly to have the information deleted.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. This information will not be shared with any third party, and may not be used to communicate with you.

Social Media

This Site operates several social media accounts. These accounts include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and may grow in the future. Any personal information you provide the Site via these social media accounts is voluntary, and may not longer be considered private. We do not have control over or responsibility for the use, storage, or sharing of your publicly disclosed personal information.

Interactions with us on these platforms do not subject us to any liability related to misconduct or misuse of your information by others.

You will refer to the privacy policies of those sites to how your information is protected when communicating with this Site via another platform outside of the Home Site, ellejayathome.com.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

When visitors fill out a comment form on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, fill out a contact form, or subscribe to the mailing list, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you interact with this Site in the future. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Third Party Links and Use

We may use third party links for inclusions, offers, or advertisements for products or services on this Site. If you click on a Third Party link, you leave this site, and are no longer bound by this Privacy Policy or this Site’s Terms and Conditions.

Additionally, this site participates in affiliate programs such as Amazon Affiliates and Share-a-Sale. If you click on an outbound affiliate link, a cookie from the specific site will drive will provide the owner of this site with a commission of sales made within 24 hours. After 24 hours, the cookie will be deleted. Sales made through commission links will not add any additional cost to you.

This site uses Google Adsense advertisements and may use other third party advertisements. Google’s third party cookies serve ads on this Site catered to your tastes for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. To provide website visitors more choice on how their data is collected, Google has developed an Opt-out Browser add-on, which is available by visiting Google Ads, to enable you to opt-out of Google’s programs.

This site has no control over the operation, activity, or practice of any third parties. They operate under their own privacy policies. You may contact them directly with any questions.

Analytics

This site uses cookies from third-party partners such as Google Analytics for marketing purposes, to gain insights and improve the functionality of this Site. This information may also be used to analyze website statistics related to the User’s behavior and interests and enhance our products and/or services.

These cookies may also allow us to display Elle Jay at Home promotional material to you on other sites you visit across the Internet. Elle Jay at Home may also share information about your behavior on the Site with third parties (including operators of third-party websites and/or social networking sites) in order to show you targeted advertisements and other content that has been customized for you.

You may opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertisers including AdWords and opt-out of customized Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Preferences Manager. To provide website visitors more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed an Opt-out Browser add-on, which is available by visiting Google Ads, to enable you to opt-out of Google’s programs.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their own personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. However, as a rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent except for the following circumstances:

First, we may disclose the information you provide us to trusted third parties such as our website hosting partners, email marketing service, and other service providers that assist in the operation our website and its services, as well as other affiliates we use to provide products and services to you.

Second, we may disclose your information in order to comply with federal or state regulations related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims in relations to this site.

Third, we may disclose the information you provide us to any acquiring party in the event of sale, partial sale, acquisition, merger, restruction, or dissolution in the future. All information provided, should one of these circumstances arise, will be shared in accordance with this privacy policy.

Email Marketing

You may choose to subscribe to the Site’s email list. You retain the right to unsubscribe or opt out at any time. By subscribing and/or opting in, you agree to receiving emails in the form of newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials, and any other content related to this Site.

When you email this Site, your message, address, and future responses are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is considered confidential and will not be shared, sold, or otherwise provided to third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.

General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)

We do not envision providing or offering products, goods, or services to individuals living in the EU, as outlined in the GDPR.

EU citizens may opt in to receive any free products or services through our Site. They may also purchase products or services and be subscribed to the email newsletters with their express affirmative consent.

Under GDPR, EU citizens are entitled to the following rights and information. We may retain any information you choose to provide to this Site until one of the following circumstances:

First, you ask us to delete the information through email contact at ellejayathome@gmail.com. Please note that this may result in your inability to access content provided to you associated with your information.

Second, this Site may cease using current data providers.

Third, this Site ceases to be in business or offer services.

Fourth, the data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain further retention, or the Company finds it outdated.

You have the right to request access to your data that the Site stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.

You have the right to request restrictions in the processing of your data.

You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.

If you have given the Site consent to processing your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality or lawfulness of processing based upon consent being provided prior to withdrawal.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the GDPR.

We will require only information that is reasonable and necessary to enter into a service contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into any contract with us.

Opting Out

We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, and we do not spam or send misleading information. Should you wish to no longer receive communication from the Site, you may “unsubscribe” by clicking the button named as such at the bottom of every email or by contacting us directly.

As it pertains to third parties, you will need to contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt out from their communications.

Security

The Site strives to maintain confidentiality and security of your personal information. Your personal security is important to us. We will do our best to follow general industry standards to protect the information that you have voluntarily provided to us.

However, please note that no transmission of information over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

Should you make a credit card purchase or a purchase through any other means through this website, you will be directed to a third party vendor to complete the transaction. Whatever information you provide at checkout will not be stored on our website. It will, however, be provided to the third party vendor, and is therefore subject to their Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

By using this service on the Site, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.

Updates to the Privacy Policy

This edition of the Privacy Policy was updated on 02/04/2020, and it will be updated and modified as needed. You are responsible for checking this page periodically for future updates. Any modifications to this privacy policy are effective upon publishing, and your continued use of our Site following the posting of said updates constitutes your acceptance of any changed or new information.

Contact for Questions or Comments

If you have questions, suggestions, or comments regarding this privacy policy, please contact us through the contact form or at ellejayathome@gmail.com